Who is Roger’s son? Netflix’s One Piece season 2 hints Luffy

The second season of Netflix’s live-action One Piece opens with a surprising scene: twenty-two years before the show’s events, Vice Admiral Garp visits Pirate King Gold Roger in a Loguetown cell and is asked to look after Roger’s son, who is never named on screen.

That early beat, placed well ahead of its manga payoff, immediately shifts the series’ focus and raises questions about whom the show is addressing. Season 2 piles on parallels that point toward Monkey D. Luffy: Luffy visits Roger’s execution spot and vows to become Pirate King, Smoker pursues the Straw Hats into the Grand Line after noting the likeness, and Dr.

Kureha reveals that Roger’s true name was Gol D. and that “the will of D. lives on.” Those moments also exist in the manga, but the timing and emphasis in the live-action suggest the series is nudging viewers toward seeing Luffy as Roger’s son. That choice makes sense if the production is tailoring itself to newcomers.

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